OT: Kelly Bryant not getting a ring..

[djorange1989]

I am not knocking Kelly Bryant for making a decision that he felt was right for him and his future. However, why the hell would he be given a championship ring when he left 4 games into the season? I know he put in the hard work his entire time there, he helped other players get better in practice etc. but sorry I don't see any controversy here.

GBO, what do you think?

Dabo: QB Bryant wasn't on team, won't get ring

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

He purposefully quit when he did in order to ensure he'd have eligibility for this year. If he did not quit when he did, his college career would be done. I'm fine with him not having it both ways. Now, if he decided not to play this year, i'd be fine with him getting his ring since he participated during the season (i.e., helped earn the ring).

 

[RF2044]

Agree 100% -- doesn't seem controversial at all.

 

[texascpa]

Everyone deserves a trophy!

 

[OttoMets]

I also was not on the team, and I'm not surprised they didn't give me a ring.

Seems pretty straightforward.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Eh, does seem a little petty. It's a non-story if they gave him one. Not giving him one is a story.

 

[Marroniac]

I am no fan of Dabo but strongly agree with this decision.

The kid quit.

 

[xc84]

No ring for you!

 

[SU94]

Not apples to apples (as Bryant left on his own volition), but food for thought from another sport:

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[UpstateSM]

I am no fan of Dabo but strongly agree with this decision.

The kid quit.

My memory might be a bit fuzzy but was he not instrumental down the stretch when they beat Texas A&M

 

[dasher]

I think it is petty. The kid was at the school for years.

 

[jgeorge322]

yea, no ring.

 

[Roger N]

I am not knocking Kelly Bryant for making a decision that he felt was right for him and his future. However, why the hell would he be given a championship ring when he left 4 games into the season? I know he put in the hard work his entire time there, he helped other players get better in practice etc. but sorry I don't see any controversy here.

GBO, what do you think?

Dabo: QB Bryant wasn't on team, won't get ring

Ye reap what ye sow

 

[PAcuse]

The big question is did gbo get a ring?

 

[cuse10]

The big question is did gbo get a ring?

Probably not, but the boosters who paid for their practice facility likely did.

This is extremely petty on Dabo's part. You don't sniff the title picture without Bryant beating TAMU at TAMU. He's taken a few jabs at Kelly since he left the school.

 

[Scooch]

Kid bolted in the middle of the season, and as we well know, his replacement was hurt immediately. He put Clemson in a terrible spot because he was pouting. Sure it may be petty to not give him a ring, but sometimes it's perfectly fine to be petty.

 

[PAcuse]

Probably not, but the boosters who paid for their practice facility likely did.

This is extremely petty on Dabo's part. You don't sniff the title picture without Bryant beating TAMU at TAMU. He's taken a few jabs at Kelly since he left the school.

I get what you are saying, he had a tough call to make switching QBs.
I don't know the full story of what they said back and forth to each other but some bad blood between the two now.

 

[SU in Hershey]

The big question is did gbo get a ring?

Get me his phone number. I’ll give him a ring!

 

[721Comstock]

Kid bolted in the middle of the season, and as we well know, his replacement was hurt immediately. He put Clemson in a terrible spot because he was protecting a final full year of eligibility.
Sure it may be petty to not give him a ring, but sometimes it's perfectly fine to be petty.

He did play in those other games, which they won, and of course for several prior years too.

IF this was Dabo's decision, then he's a dabo-bag.
IF this was put up to a team vote, and they decided not to give it to him, then so be it.

 

[Scooch]

He did play in those other games, which they won, and of course for several prior years too.

IF this was Dabo's decision, then he's a dabo-bag.
IF this was put up to a team vote, and they decided not to give it to him, then so be it.

I get that he played, but it's a really, really terrible thing to bail on your teammates like that. Particularly because he was one bad hit away from being the starting QB again.

To me this is a very unique circumstance.

 

[djorange1989]

to me it feels like having your cake and eating it too

man, that cliche is stupid, if you have your cake, of COURSE you are going to expect to eat the damn thing. who came up with that?!

 

[OrangeDW]

He could’ve stuck around and sacrificed for the team and been the backup if he wanted to.

He chose not to.

And I don’t necessarily blame him. But he made an individual decision to leave the team(which he knew had a great shot at a championship) in the middle of the season, which hurts the team. No ring. Can’t always have it both ways.

 

[Chip]

I don’t get why this is a story. (Actually I do, it’s so 2019 America).

Lost his starting job so he quit the team. Why on earth would he get a ring?

 

[gbo]

I am not knocking Kelly Bryant for making a decision that he felt was right for him and his future. However, why the hell would he be given a championship ring when he left 4 games into the season? I know he put in the hard work his entire time there, he helped other players get better in practice etc. but sorry I don't see any controversy here.

GBO, what do you think?

Dabo: QB Bryant wasn't on team, won't get ring

I honestly don't care either way. He did help us beat A&M but he also quit on his team. Bryant could have went to Dabo, said he was going to transfer but remain on the team, and there wouldn't have been any issues. I know he feels that he didn't get a fair shake but he did get equal snaps. There isn't a team in college that is going to sit Lawrence.

 

[Cusester]

Would we have won last year if Bryant had stayed on the team and came into the game instead of Chase Brice when Lawrence was out? I'm saying yes and sticking to it.